Daniel's Story

Written By: Carol Matas

Daniel's Story

Written By: Carol Matas

Daniel

He's tall with dark brown hair and blue eyes.

The SS Officer.

In one of the concentration camps Daniel was at he was assigned as the photographers assistant. He took a photo of an SS Officer and his family. Later that day he ran out to get some supplies for his boss when he ran across that same SS Officer. Sadly Daniel witnessed the

"Who are they to decide who should live or die? Who are you?" ~Erika

Erika

Daniel's younger sister who's quiet and shy but slowly breaks out of her shell.

Father

Daniel's father who's very close with his son and loves his family very much.

Rosa

A girl Daniel meets in Lodz and they fall for one another and end up getting married.

Erika

Daniel's younger sister who's quiet and shy but slowly breaks out of her shell.

Father

Daniel's father who's very close with his son and loves his family very much.

Rosa

A girl Daniel meets in Lodz and they fall for one another and end up getting married.

"I will not leave them." ~Auntie Leah

Daniel vs. Nazis

Daniel is a Jew in the time of World War II. During this time Hitler and his army of Nazis invaded parts of Europe and practically enslaved the Jewish people in concentration camps before killing them brutally in gas chambers. Luckily for Daniel and his father they were able to survive long enough in the camps that the Americans finally arrived before they were killed.

Radio

The radio was important for Daniel because it brought help to him and his family in Lodz.

Camera

The camera was a way for Daniel to document everything that happened to him during the war and would let him remember.

His Family

Like any family, family was a large part in Daniel's story. They were always there for him and cared for him through everything that had happened to him.

Radio

The radio was important for Daniel because it brought help to him and his family in Lodz.

Camera

The camera was a way for Daniel to document everything that happened to him during the war and would let him remember.

His Family

Like any family, family was a large part in Daniel's story. They were always there for him and cared for him through everything that had happened to him.

Auschwitz

Auschwitz is the large concentration camp that Daniel and his father are sent to in the story after they were captured by Nazi soldiers.

"It's over. It's finally over." ~Father

Kapo

A Nazi concentration camp prisoner who was given privileges in return for supervising prisoner work gangs.

Yiddish

Yiddish is a high German language with an admixture of vocabulary from Hebrew and the Slavic languages, spoken mostly by the Jews of eastern and central Europe.

Synagogue

A Jewish house of worship.

Kapo

A Nazi concentration camp prisoner who was given privileges in return for supervising prisoner work gangs.

Yiddish

Yiddish is a high German language with an admixture of vocabulary from Hebrew and the Slavic languages, spoken mostly by the Jews of eastern and central Europe.

Synagogue

A Jewish house of worship.

Lodz

Lodz is a a city in central Poland where large ghetto's where to house the many Jewish people in Poland.

"If had the power of God, I would wipe the entire human race off the face of the Earth." ~Daniel

Han (picture above)

Han was Daniel's best friend before the war started.

There Is a Light At The End of The Tunnel

Most of Daniel's life was lived as an unwanted Jew before he was finally taken to Auschwitz were he was abused and almost killed by starvation. Finally the Americans came and stopped the Nazis from what they were doing. It was than Daniel was finally free from the segregation of his religion.

Rosa (picture above)

Rosa was Daniel's best girl friend while living in Lodz.

Barrack's

The barrack's were where the prisoners slept. They were usually infested with pest such as rats and mice and tended to be filled of lice.

Crematories

Were where Nazis would burn the dead bodies of the prisoners killed in the camp.

Gas Chambers

A sealed chamber that could hold up to about 100 people who were killed with a poisonous or asphyxiation gas that was introduced.

Barrack's

The barrack's were where the prisoners slept. They were usually infested with pest such as rats and mice and tended to be filled of lice.

Crematories

Were where Nazis would burn the dead bodies of the prisoners killed in the camp.

Gas Chambers

A sealed chamber that could hold up to about 100 people who were killed with a poisonous or asphyxiation gas that was introduced.

"The Nazis were so deluded, they still believed they could win." ~Daniel